GOALS FOR WEEK 4
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Continue to discuss critical thinking and practice identifying arguments.
  2. Learn how to evaluate arguments by spotting if they are valid, sound, or strong.
  3. Learn how to identify poor argumentation strategies.
  4. Learn ways to identify bias.
MONDAY
NO CLASS
TUESDAY
-Warm-up: Review homework on "Should Ads Be Allowed in Schools?"
-Identifying valid, sound, and strong arguments, pp. 71-72
-Spotting weak arguments, 74-75
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HOMEWORK
-Do page 76 exercises 3.1 and 3.2
-Read page 77 and do Task 1 exercises 1.1 and 1.3​
WEDNESDAY
NO CLASS
THURSDAY
-Warm-up
​-Review homework
-Persuasion and identifying bias, pp. 78-82

HOMEWORK
-Read over the packet on Ethos, Pathos, and Logos and complete the exercises on pp. 2-4 for Tuesday
-Study for quiz on Tuesday on critical thinking:
  • facts vs opinions
  • premises and conclusions
  • valid, sound, and strong arguments
  • identifying bias and weak arguments
  • ethos, pathos, logos
FRIDAY
NO CLASS